EJToday: Top Headlines

Images Raise Hopes Of Return Of Wild Jaguars To The US [9]

"Jaguars once roamed throughout the American south-west, but they were hunted to local extinction by the 1960s. In the 1990s, the elusive cat began to occasionally reappear in the rugged Sky Islands mountain ranges in New Mexico and Arizona. Now, a series of sightings in the region over the past year marks the endangered predators’ tentative return."

Biodiversity [10]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 02/07/2024
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"Keep PFAS Out Of Your Sex Life" [16]

"New testing finds evidence of “forever chemicals” in two types of condoms and one lubricant. The good news? The vast majority appear PFAS-free."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: EHN [20], 02/07/2024
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"Atmospheric River Lashes California With Heavy Rain And Wind" [21]

"A firehose of rain has parked over Southern California, worsening the risk of flooding. At least two people have died as a result of falling trees and more than 16 million people are under a rare high risk of excessive rainfall, with downtown Los Angeles receiving 75% of its annual rainfall in only the second month of 2024."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [25]
Source: CNN [26], 02/06/2024
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"Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price." [27]

"They vowed to fix water woes and save cities millions. But a Times investigation found the deals racked up debt and left many worse off than before."

Consumer [18]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Justice [29]
Government [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: NYTimes [36], 02/06/2024
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"Biden Confronts Unfinished Business With Ohio Train Wreck" [37]

"Stalled efforts to reform the nation’s rail safety and chemical oversight as well as lingering toxic exposure concerns will loom over President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the Ohio town devastated by last year’s train wreck."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Source: E&E News [42], 02/06/2024
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"The Dawn Of The Clean Hydrogen Economy" [43]

"Clean electricity alone won’t get us to a fossil-fuel-free society — we’ll need other tools to fully decarbonize. “Clean” hydrogen, for all of its hype and baggage, might be the most promising way to cut carbon from difficult sectors like aviation and steelmaking. It could also be a boondoggle or a bust — it all depends on how the gas is made and how it’s used."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Technology [44]
Transportation [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Canary Media [45], 02/06/2024
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"Two Climate Advisers Quit U.S. Export-Import Bank Over Fossil Fuel Plans" [46]

"A federal bank that finances projects overseas is set to vote on Thursday on whether to use taxpayer dollars to help drill oil and gas wells in Bahrain, a contentious decision that prompted two of the bank’s climate advisers to resign, according to people with knowledge of their decisions."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [47]
Middle East [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 02/06/2024
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The Fingerprints on Chile Fires and California Floods: El Niño and Warming [50]

"Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Public [12]
International [47]
Source: NYTimes [51], 02/06/2024
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"Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves Won’t Get Endangered Species Protections" [52]

"Gray wolves that inhabit the Northern Rocky Mountains will not receive protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Friday."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [53]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
Source: The Hill [55], 02/06/2024
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"EPA Proposes To Enable States To Require ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [56]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to designate nine toxic “forever chemicals” as “hazardous constituents” under the nation’s law for cleaning up ongoing pollution, in a move that would enable states to require cleanups if the substances are released."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [34]
Waste [57]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [58], 02/06/2024
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"Border Package Contains $2 Billion For Uranium Enrichment" [59]

"The Senate’s border and Ukraine spending package contains more than $2 billion in funds for uranium processing, as the U.S. works to reduce global reliance on Russian energy exports."

Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [60]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [47]
Source: The Hill [61], 02/06/2024
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"In Kenya, The King Of The Jungle Faces A New Challenge — Ants" [62]

"Researchers said big-headed ants started an “ecological chain reaction” in a Kenya conservancy, impacting lions and other animals".

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [63]
Natural Resources [53]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
Africa [64]
Source: Washington Post [65], 02/06/2024
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2nd Storm In Days Slams California, Knocking Out Power And Flooding Roads [66]

"The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers churned slowly through California early Monday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the already soggy state braced for another day of heavy rains."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
People & Population [33]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [25]
Source: AP [67], 02/05/2024
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Louisiana AG Seeks Communications From Journalists In Lawsuit Against EPA [68]

"Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is pursuing a federal lawsuit demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turn over three years of its communications with journalists and activist groups, a highly unusual move that has provoked concern among press freedom advocates."

Journalism & Media [69]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [70], 02/05/2024
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‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy [71]

"Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map — known as Project 2025 — if he prevails in November. It outlines a series of steps that the former president could take to reverse the climate actions taken by the Biden administration."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [39]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [72], 02/05/2024
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